handle bars to the jaw, face (even with helmet), and chest hurt.......theres no way the suspension would have absorbed the landing without smashing his body/face/head into his bars.

Its usually best to "throw" the bike away from you and hoping to break a leg instead of ribs which can puncture a lung, or getting ur jaw wired shut.

This is from my short stint at 2 wheels and living near glen helen raceway, perris raceway, starwest, and some "other riding spots"........including the one off reche canyon that I believe was joel albrechts track and "Jeffro" Emig would go out there.

IIRC yamaha had a test track up by glen helen also.

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actually, if he stayed on the bike the injuries would of been less than they are now, the suspension helps more than nothing.

Natural reaction to get rid of it... Had my fair share of bad crashes on bikes. Just now giving up the racing life to start a career. Raced desert, extreme-enduro and endurocross with a little bit of moto. way too many times i wake up with dreams about this exact same thing happening.

handle bars to the jaw, face (even with helmet), and chest hurt.......theres no way the suspension would have absorbed the landing without smashing his body/face/head into his bars.

Its usually best to "throw" the bike away from you and hoping to break a leg instead of ribs which can puncture a lung, or getting ur jaw wired shut.

This is from my short stint at 2 wheels and living near glen helen raceway, perris raceway, starwest, and some "other riding spots"........including the one off reche canyon that I believe was joel albrechts track and "Jeffro" Emig would go out there.

I raced for 15 years... Never bought into ditching the bike. The suspension is going to absorb some of the blow.

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The suspension absorbs something, dirt absorbs nothing. Take a look at major crashes that the person stayed on and got hurt, Seth Enslow for instance, if he jumped off his bike in the long jumps he would be dead no question. How many times have you seen a professional jump off his bike? Almost never. As long as your landing on both wheel its always going to be better to stay on the bike